Dogecoin co-creator jokes about $1.2 trillion US purchase
Dogecoin co-creator Billy Markus has joked that the US government should spend $1.2 trillion buying Dogecoin and distribute the cryptocurrency to Americans, turning a contentious cash-dividend proposal into a meme-coin thought experiment rather than advancing a formal policy plan. Markus, who uses the name Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, made the remark on September 12 while responding to President…
Billy Markus, co-creator of Dogecoin, jokingly suggested that the U.S. government should spend $1.2 trillion on Dogecoin and distribute it to every American citizen. This idea emerged in response to President Donald Trump's promise of a $5,000 payment to every adult US citizen if his party maintained control of Congress in the midterm elections.
Markus, known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, made the comment on September 12, not presenting this as a serious policy proposal but rather a humorous thought experiment. The $1.2 trillion figure is comparable to the estimated cost of Trump's proposed payments.
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